An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and AstrophysicsEnglish-French-Persian

فرهنگ ریشه شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک

M. Heydari-Malayeri - Paris Observatory

The Whale, or Sea Monster.
A large, rather inconspicuous → constellation in
the equatorial region of the
sky at R.A. 1h 30m, Dec. -10°. Its brightest star (Diphda) is a
2nd magnitude and contains → Mira Ceti, the first-known
variable star, and the → Seyfert galaxy M77.
Abbreviation: Cet; genitive form:
Ceti.

Named after the sea monster in Gk. mythology sent by Poseidon to punish
the Queen → Cassiopeia for bragging that she or her
daughter → Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereides.
But → Perseus rescued Andromeda.